Dhruba Esh (born 17 January 1967)[1] is a Bangladeshi cover artist and writer.[2] He has designed a number of the most notable covers including Humayun Ahmed's Himu and Misir Ali series.[3][4][5] He won 2022 Bangla Academy Literary Award for his contribution to children's literature.[6]

Dhruba Esh
ধ্রুব এষ
Esh in 2017
Born (1967-01-17) 17 January 1967 (age 57)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationCover artist‚ writer
AwardsBangla Academy Literary Award

Early life

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Esh was born on 17 January 1967[7][8] at Sunamganj District of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Bhupati Ranjan Esh and Leela Esh.[9] He graduated from University of Dhaka in fine arts.[9]

Career

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Esh started his career as a cover artist in 1989 when he was a second-year student of the University of Dhaka.[3] Initially, he used to cover the book of Imdadul Haque Milan. He was later introduced to Humayun Ahmed by other publishers and started designing book covers for him in 1990s.[10] In an interview with The Daily Star in February 2019, he said that he has designed close to 25,000 book covers in his career.[3]

Esh wrote children's scientific books including "Ang Bang Chang" and "Ami Ekta Bhoot". He also wrote biographies including "Shreshtha Humayun Ahmed" and "Tumi Kemon Acho Humayun Ahmed".[11]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Shazu, Shah Alam (2019-02-01). "DHRUBA ESH". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ হাসপাতালে ভর্তি ধ্রুব এষ. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Dhruba Esh". The Daily Star. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ প্রথম চুরি করেছিলাম দুই টাকা : ধ্রুব এষ. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. ^ স্বাধীনতা কাজকে মানসম্পন্ন করে : ধ্রুব এষ. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ "15 people to receive Bangla Academy Literary Award 2022". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. ^ শাহনেওয়াজ, আলতাফ (2022-01-17). "ধ্রুব এষই কি মিসির আলি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  8. ^ রেজা, মাহবুব (2020-01-17). "ধ্রুব, আমার পরম আত্মীয়". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  9. ^ a b রঙিন বইয়ের ছবি করে মজা পান ধ্রুব এষ. The Report24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  10. ^ শুভ জন্মদিন প্রচ্ছদ শিল্পী ধ্রুব এষ. Amader Shomoy.com (in Bengali). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Dhruba Esh hospitalised, moved to ICU". The Daily Star. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  12. ^ পুরস্কার পেলেন পাঁচ বরেণ্য ব্যক্তি ও প্রতিষ্ঠান. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.